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The survival rates for cervical and uterine cancer have been stagnant for years, even as the number of deaths from cancer in the United States dropped overall. This week, the American Cancer Society announced the largest reduction in cancer deaths ever reported in a single year, dropping by 2.2 ... Read More »
SOURCE: The Verge
October 11, 2018, by NCI Staff A new test can help to improve the clinical management of women who screen positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in routine cervical cancer screening, an NCI-led study has shown. The test, called p16/Ki-67 dual stain, more accurately predicted whether ... Read More »
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute
By Sophie Cousins, Mosaic (CNN)Girls began queuing at their local school with their friends, waiting for their names to be called. Many were apprehensive. After all, most of them had not had a vaccination since they were babies. It was 2013 and a new vaccine had arrived in Kanyirabanyana, a ... Read More »
The routine vaccination of girls with the HPV vaccine in Scotland has led to a "dramatic" drop in cervical disease in later life, new research suggests. Human papilomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection and some types are linked to cervical cancer. Researchers said the vaccine has ... Read More »
Complete clearance in a fourth of precancerous CIN2/3 by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today | April 09, 2019 A therapeutic vaccine eradicated human papillomavirus (HPV) in a fourth of women with precancerous cervical lesions, a placebo-controlled clinical trial showed. Overall, ... Read More »
By Sanam Yar Social stigma surrounding sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, is not a new concept. Unfortunately, stigma persists despite the fact that STIs are quite common — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are nearly 20 million new infections each year in ... Read More »
Most of us will be infected with human papillomavirus at some point in our lives. There are more than 100 different types of the virus, most of which cause no symptoms and go away by themselves without treatment. Other types cause harmless growths such as verrucas and warts. But the virus also ... Read More »
This story has been updated to include more information about the study cited by the FDA. For years, health officials have urged people under the age of 26 to get the vaccine that protects against human papilloma virus (HPV). If you happened to miss that deadline or were older than 26 when the ... Read More »
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of women in the United States who are getting the recommended screenings for cervical cancer is "unacceptably low," researchers say. In 2016, just over half of U.S. women aged 21 to 29 and less than two-thirds of women aged 30 to 65 were ... Read More »
Federal health advisers say women can now consider three options when it's time for their cervical cancer screening tests. The influential group, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, has expanded its recommendations for this potentially lifesaving exam. The new recommendations are published ... Read More »
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